Fukushima evacuees cheer for native son in Olympic cycling

National Aug. 05, 2012 - 05:50PM JST ( 6 )

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smithinjapanAug. 05, 2012 - 03:41PM JST

Good on the young man. Hope he continues to excel.

No doubt, though, that Ishihara will command him to sit at his side in order to 'prove' why Tokyo deserves the Olympics.
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jumpultimatestarsAug. 05, 2012 - 10:21PM JST

It's too much pressure on him to make an article like this about him before the race has even started... Wait and see if he actually wins, THEN make the feel-good article.
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Jay QueAug. 06, 2012 - 12:17AM JST

Ganbatte, kudasai! Go Japan go!
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ReformedBasherAug. 06, 2012 - 11:59AM JST

God on him.

I used to ride on a track with some of those keirin guys. In a sprint, they will blow anyone away - never seen anything like them.

@jumpultimatestars

Wait and see if he actually wins, THEN make the feel-good artic

Doesn't matter as long as he does his best. Not everybody is shallow or stupid to expect gold medals all the time.
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jumpultimatestarsAug. 06, 2012 - 08:27PM JST

Doesn't matter as long as he did his best

@ReformedBasher

That statement only holds true from your parent's sentiment. When a nation is waiting on you as a beacon of "hope", what sort of hope will last place give to the broken fukushima? But no one said it had to be literally gold.
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BogartAug. 08, 2012 - 12:23PM JST

I used to ride on a track with some of those keirin guys. In a sprint, they will blow anyone away - never seen anything like them

Not been watching the British cycling team then?

Sir Chris Hoy won Gold in the mens keirin and Kazunari Watanabe finished 11th.